First Reactions to ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Build Fans’ Excitement

The world premiere of the latest ‘Star Wars’ spin-off, ‘Solo’, took place last night and the buzz this morning from lucky fans and critics who were in attendance finally seems to have built up some excitement amongst fans.

Due to drama behind the scenes, which included the firing or Lord and Miller (who were later replaced by Ron Howard), fans were skeptical that that the end product would meet any of their expectations. Rumours have constantly reared their ugly head over the last few months regarding the state of the film, but if these first reactions are anything to go by, fans can breathe a sigh of relief.

There was plenty said on social media about Ehrenreich when the news broke he was cast as the young Han Solo, but his performance is being hailed as “super impressive” and going as far as to say he was “perfectly cast”. This kind of reaction will be sure to pique the interest of those stubborn few who would have just preferred a 75 year old Harrison Ford to play the role himself.

As expected, the audience appear to have fallen head over heals for Donald Glover as Lando, and there’s lots of love for his tin-can sidekick, L3, played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Early reactions also suggest there are lots of surprises in store for us that Howard and co. have managed to somehow keep top secret – lets just hope no one out there decides to spoil these before its release!

For now, he’s some spoiler free reactions!

This is the grungiest, most grunt-level blue collar #StarWars ever and I am here for it. #Solo

#SoloAStarWarsStory is reaaaaalllly good. Fun as hell. It’s a straight intergalactic heist movie, kind of refreshing to see a Star Wars movie w/o a Death Star or the rebellion’s fate at stake. Alden Ehrenreich is super impressive as Han, but L3 might be my favorite new character.

#Solo is afun! I was pleasantly surprised that it worked as well as it did given all the behind the scenes drama & retooling. Charming cast, fun action, good jokes, good fan service but still does its own thing. #StarWars will be fine.

Alden made for a fine young Han. He’s not the Harrison Ford Han Solo but there are definitely plenty of homages and familiarity. He made it his own. Chewie and Lando are standouts as is Phoebe Waller-Bridge

I loved #SoloAStarWarsStory so much. It’s a western. A caper. Funny with so much heart. It’s got so much surprises that fans are going to love. Donald Glover is charming x1000. Alden Ehrenreich is a great #HanSolo and just know I’ve been saying this for years! Fave new #StarWars.